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Sexual Citizens: Social Science, Public Health,Ìý and the Future of Campus Sexual Assault Prevention

Thursday, October 29^th, 12:30-1:30 PM (MST)
Dr. Jennifer Hirsch, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health
Dr. Shamus Khan, Professor of Sociology, Columbia University

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Cosponsored by the Department of Anthropology, the Department of Women and Gender Studies, and the Institute of Behavioral Science at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, and the Department of Sociology and the Department of Health and Behavioral Sciences at CU Denver.

Additional Information

Below is a description of their book, which will form the basis of their presentation.
â€Àá²ÔÌýSexual Citizens: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus, Columbia professors Jennifer S. Hirsch and Shamus Khan lay out an expansive, empirically-grounded vision for campus sexual assault prevention. The book is rich with the testimonies ofÌýColumbia and Barnard students who participated in the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation.ÌýGrounded in the intimate, often painful accounts of the human beings at its center,ÌýSexual CitizensÌýis a bold and comprehensive analysis of a social ecosystem where sexual assault is a regular feature, concluding with a bracing set of recommendations for what families, teachers, policy makers, and leaders in higher education can do to prevent it.